Friedrich attacks Weprin on stop-and-frisk vote
Posted by Howard Koplowitz in Assembly, District 24 on July 29, 2010 | No Comments
State Assemblyman David Weprin’s (D-Little Neck) vote to deny the city Police Department use of a stop-and-frisk database has come under fire from his primary opponent, Glen Oaks Village President Bob Friedrich, who said the law makes communities less safe.
Guv signs Meng bill giving counseling to hate offenders
Posted by Connor Adams Sheets in Assembly, District 22 on July 15, 2010 | No Comments
Judges who convict any New Yorker of a hate crime will have the ability to order the offender to undergo an educational program as a result of a bill signed into law last week by Gov. David Paterson.
Dems blast Paterson vetoes
Posted by Anna Gustafson and Howard Koplowitz in Assembly, District 11, District 15, District 24, District 28, State Senate on July 1, 2010 | No Comments
Queens Democrats criticized Gov. David Paterson’s decision to veto much of the budget passed nearly three months after it was due by the state Legislature Monday, saying it could be a particularly bad blow for borough schools.
Avella attacks Padavan on special session absence
Posted by Howard Koplowitz in District 11, State Senate on June 30, 2010 | No Comments
State Senate candidate and former Councilman Tony Avella criticized his opponent, state Sen. Frank Padavan (R-Bellerose) for not showing up to a special session of the Senate Sunday.
Guv vetoes bill on closing of hospitals alert
Posted by Anna Gustafson in Assembly, District 25, Governor on October 14, 2009 | No Comments
Gov. David Paterson vetoed Friday a bill that would have required the state to notify communities about hospital closings and issue plans for filling the gap in health-care services in the affected areas, prompting criticism from the legislation’s sponsor, state Assemblyman Rory Lancman (D-Fresh Meadows). Lancman said Paterson’s decision was especially worrisome in light of [...]
Paterson droll as ever during Queens visit
Posted by Jeremy Walsh in Assembly, District 22, Governor on September 25, 2009 | No Comments
Don’t count embattled Gov. David Paterson out just yet. The Manhattan Democrat maintained his characteristic sense of humor Friday at New York Hospital Queens as he fielded reporters’ questions about news reports that the White House had asked him not to run for election in 2010. “I’m running for governor and I think he’s running [...]
